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Kimberly Duarte

June 22, 2021 by Pacific Coast Law

Kimberly is a graduated Lawyer from the Universidad Latina of Costa Rica. Obtaining her law degree in 2019, she joined the Costa Rican Bar Association in 2021 and is currently studying a Specialty in Notarial and Registry Law at the Universitad San Isidro Labrador International.

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¿Te suena ¨Economía circular¨?

August 19, 2019 by Pacific Coast Law

Elaborado por:  Dra. Lindsay Ryan Valerio, Abogada especialista en Derecho Ambiental

Economía circular es sinónimo de modelos de negocios inclusivos, resilientes y adaptables a la realidad cambiante en la que vivimos actualmente.

Es convertir un sistema abierto y lineal de gestión de recursos, bienes y servicios a un sistema cerrado y circular. En el primer sistema todos los productos acaban convirtiéndose en residuos ya que están enfocados en consumo de corto plazo, y para que eso suceda, se requieren recursos naturales que cada vez son más limitados. Mientras que el sistema cerrado y circular pretende conseguir que los productos, sus componentes y los recursos en general mantengan su utilidad y valor en todo momento.

De esta manera, el enfoque de la economía circular implica la transformación del business as usual como del modelo “tomar, utilizar y desechar”, hacia un modelo en el cual los residuos son vistos como materia prima, maximizando así la eficiencia en los recursos naturales.

Este tipo de economía ofrece grandes oportunidades para un mayor crecimiento económico, creación de empleo, innovación y sobretodo la reducción de los impactos ambientales y sociales.

Así se puede afirmar que, es la respuesta más razonable y lógica a una situación de crisis multidimensional que cuestiona los principios del crecimiento económico basado en el uso intensivo de materia y energía, y que hace frente a la grave situación de pérdida de biodiversidad, la generación desmedida de residuos, agotamiento de los recursos naturales y elevada contaminación del aire, el suelo y los océanos, sin olvidar una de sus causas más dañinas: el incremento de la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero y la aceleración de los efectos del cambio climático.

Filed Under: Corporations, Costa Rica, Environmental Law

LOS OCÉANOS Y EL FUTURO DE LA HUMANIDAD

August 19, 2019 by Pacific Coast Law

Elaborado por:  Dra. Lindsay Ryan Valerio, Abogada especialista en Derecho Ambiental

El ecosistema marino cubre aproximadamente el 71% de la superficie terrestre y, en general, los océanos representan el 97% del agua de la Tierra.

Estos suministran el 15% de las necesidades proteicas de la humanidad, ayudan a frenar el cambio climático al absorber el 30% de las emisiones de dióxido de carbono y son la vía para transportar el 90% de los productos comercializados internacionalmente. Son un depósito de minerales, proteínas, bacterias y sustancias de interés para distintas industrias, según investigaciones en bioprospección y biotecnología. Así como la fuente de cientos de millones de empleos en pesca, acuicultura, transporte marítimo, turismo, producción de energía y otros sectores.

Se puede decir entonces, que los mares y océanos proveen una importante cantidad de servicios ecosistémicos, definidos desde un punto de vista económico como las contribuciones del mundo natural que generan a la sociedad bienes y servicios sociales, ecológicos, económicos y culturales.

Sin embargo, aún el riesgo de la degradación absoluta del medio marino es un problema latente considerando los usos actuales y potenciales, que generan una serie de amenazas concretas derivadas de la sobreexplotación y contaminación por distintas fuentes como:  el desarrollo residencial e industrial costero desmedido, el aumento del transporte marítimo, la fragmentación y destrucción de especies marinas y sus hábitats, la pesca indiscrimida y la escasa aplicación del enfoque ecosistémico.

A nivel internacional existe normativa que nos sirve de marco y guía para la toma de decisiones, asi como a nivel nacional suficiente dispociones legales y marcos institucionales que nos permitan gestionar y utilizar las costas, mares y sus recursos, de forma ética y sostenible.

No obstante, se requiere la cooperación y el diálogo entre el Gobierno, el sector productivo,  Universidades, ONG´s y el involucramiento de la ciudadania. El costo de una inadecuada gestión en las costas, mares y sus recursos, será la desaparición de la humanidad, por cuanto cada acción hacia un océano sano, productivo, seguro, protegido y resiliente, cuenta. 

Filed Under: Environmental Law

Is Your Corporation in Danger of being Dissolved for Non-payment of Corporate Taxes?

December 9, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

When Law 9024 went into effect on December 23, 2011, it established a tax for commercial companies, branches of foreign companies or their representatives, corporations, and individual corporations with limited liability which were inscribed in the National Registry. This tax had two rates: one for entities which were registered as active before the Tax Authority, meaning the Ministry of Finance, and another for those who did not carry out commercial activities and were registered as inactive. The exact amount of the taxes varied slightly, but for example in 2015 this tax came to about $380 annually for active corps, and $190 for inactives, assuming of course prompt payment with no penalties or interest. It had to be paid each year in one of the nationwide branch offices of Banco de Costa Rica within the 30 calendar days following the 1st of January; which is to say no later than the 31st of January.

The proceeds from the collection of this tax were destined to finance the following items:

  • 5% to the Ministry of Justice and Peace to finance the proper administration, management, oversight and collection of the tax by the National Registry and to support the financing of the General Directorate of Social Adaptation.
  • 95% to the Ministry of Public Security for investing in its public safety programs and to fight against crime.

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Filed Under: Corporate Law

We have started the Costa Ballena Plastic Free Coalition!

June 9, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

Dear Costa Ballena Community members,

We have started the Costa Ballena Plastic Free Coalition!

Did you know?

Fact: By ingestion, entanglement, strangulation, suffocation or toxic buildup, plastic waste and breakdown byproducts kill more sea birds, turtles, seals, sea lions, dolphins, whales and other marine animals worldwide than any other non-natural cause – more than 2,000,000 marine creatures per year according to scientists.

Fact: Annual world plastic production is over 200 million tons of which half is used for disposable items and packaging that are discarded within a year. As much as 10% of this plastic waste eventually finds its way into ocean and tidal zone environments

Fact: 500 billion to 1.2 trillion plastic bags are used per year. Less than 1% is recycled. Plastic bags are one of the most ubiquitous forms of water-borne waste.

Interested in learning more?

Then join us on WORLD OCEANS DAY, Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Meeting location: Bahia Aventuras (next to the elementary school La Flor de Bahia)

Time: 6pm

In order to ensure we have enough space, please RSVP. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Costa Rica

Government would prohibit wells in Guanacaste

June 9, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

PCL summary of article posted here in its original Spanish: Gobierno prohibiría pozos en Guanacaste por 3 años

In an effort to help aquifers replenish their water supplies, the Costa Rican government is proposing a 3-year ban on drilling new water wells in Guanacaste due to drought conditions. During that timeframe, only wells deemed strategically appropriate by the government and drilled and managed by public institutions would be allowed. Farmers, hotel owners and the Association of Geologists are opposed to the proposal, fearing economic paralysis.

The executive decree has the support of MINAET (Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones) and is waiting for the approval and signature of the president. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Environmental Law

Costa Rica Urges Businesses to Reduce Waste

June 9, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

By: Dra. Lindsay Ryan

In the past, the remains from production activities and from the home were seen as mere trash.

However, with the passage of time, this vision has been changing to the point where wastes can be considered materials from which it’s possible to obtain a return on your investment.

This is true only so long as they have been treated correctly, as part of a process of comprehensive management.

Costa Rica, a country where 0.871 kilograms of trash are generated per person per day, has launched public policy in response to the economic potential of solid waste.

The legislation implements an integrated system of planning and regulatory actions covering the operational, financial, administrative, and educational aspects of monitoring and evaluating the management of waste from when it is generated until its final disposal.

One example from the regulatory perspective is the Law on Integrated Management of Waste (No. 8839), enacted July 13, 2010. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Environmental Law

Tim Woodruff

June 9, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

He was born and raised in Panama. He graduated from Tulane Law School as Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review. He then practiced trial law at the firm of Gordon and Rees in San Francisco for the better part of a decade.

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Land Ownership Structures In Costa Rica

April 30, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

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Getting Your Local Residency

March 7, 2016 by Pacific Coast Law

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